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The burning sun will wither their shoots, and the breath of God will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he will not depart from darkness; the flame will dry up his shoots, and by the breath of his mouth he will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will not depart from darkness; The flame will dry out his branches, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He will not escape from darkness; The flame will dry up his shoot, And he will go away by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will not escape from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will not be able to depart from darkness; The flame will wither his shoots, And by the breath of His mouth he will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He will not escape from darkness [fleeing disaster]; The flame [of God’s wrath] will wither his branch, And by the blast of His mouth he will go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will not escape from the darkness; flames will wither his shoots, and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will not escape from the darkness; flames will wither his shoots, and by the breath of God&#8217s mouth, he will depart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They won't escape the darkness, and the blazing breath of God will set their future aflame. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"He won't escape the darkness. A flame will shrivel his branches. He will be blown away by his own breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and they will not escape from darkness. They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He won't escape darkness; a flame will wither his shoots; and he'll depart by the breath of God's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God?s mouth will carry him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God's mouth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will not depart out of darkness. The flame will dry up his branches. He will go away by the breath of God’s mouth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He does not turn aside from darkness, "" A flame dries up his tender branch, "" And he turns aside at the breath of His mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He shall not depart from darkness; the flame shall dry up his suckers, and by the breath of his mouth shall he depart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness: the flame shall dry up his branches, and he shall be taken away by the breath of his own month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will not withdraw from the darkness; the flame will burn up his branches, and he will be defeated by the breath of his own mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A flame shall sear his early growth, and with the wind his blossoms shall disappear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they will not escape from darkness; the flame will dry up their shoots, and their blossom will be swept away by the wind.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he be rejected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall not depart from darkness and the flames will dry up his branches; he will be made insane by the spirit of his mouth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of His mouth shall he go away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shall he in any wise escape the darkness: let the wind blast his blossom, and let his flower fall off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2420" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: yā·sūr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">the darkness;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7957.htm" title="7957: šal·hā·ḇeṯ (N-fs) -- Flame. From the same as lahab with sibilant prefix; a flare of fire.">the flame</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: tə·yab·bêš (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">will wither</a> <a href="/hebrew/3127.htm" title="3127: yō·naq·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A young shoot, twig. Feminine of yowneq; a sprout.">his shoots,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: bə·rū·aḥ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">and the breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">of God’s mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·yā·sūr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">will carry him away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a></span><br />Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a></span><br />Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a></span><br />When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Psalm 37:20</a></span><br />But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24</a></span><br />Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Isaiah 30:27-28</a></span><br />Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a></span><br />They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Revelation 20:15</a></span><br />And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Psalm 68:2</a></span><br />As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Isaiah 33:11</a></span><br />You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47-48</a></span><br />Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched. / Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.</p><p class="hdg">depart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-22.htm">Job 15:22</a></b></br> He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21,22</a></b></br> Before I go <i>whence</i> I shall not return, <i>even</i> to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-5.htm">Job 18:5,6,18</a></b></br> Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine… </p><p class="hdg">the flame</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-26.htm">Job 20:26</a></b></br> All darkness <i>shall be</i> hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a></b></br> For Tophet <i>is</i> ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made <i>it</i> deep <i>and</i> large: the pile thereof <i>is</i> fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Ezekiel 15:4-7</a></b></br> Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for <i>any</i> work? … </p><p class="hdg">by the breath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-9.htm">Job 4:9</a></b></br> By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></b></br> But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></b></br> And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/14-10.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/15-24.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/15-23.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/7-19.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/job/15-11.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/15-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/job/14-9.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/7-10.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/15-2.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/job/8-12.htm">Wither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/15-33.htm">Blossom</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Branch</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Branches</a> <a href="/job/17-1.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/18-5.htm">Flame</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">God's</a> <a href="/job/16-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/80-11.htm">Shoots</a> <a href="/job/21-18.htm">Swept</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/job/16-3.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/job/18-16.htm">Wither</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He will not escape from the darkness;</b><br>This phrase suggests the inevitability of judgment and the inescapability of divine justice. In biblical context, "darkness" often symbolizes chaos, evil, or divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a>, where darkness is a plague upon Egypt). Theologically, it reflects the condition of those who live in opposition to God's will, as seen in <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a>, where people loved darkness rather than light. The imagery of darkness also connects to the spiritual blindness and separation from God that sin causes.<p><b>the flame will wither his shoots,</b><br>The "flame" here symbolizes destruction and purification, often associated with God's judgment (<a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a>). The "shoots" represent the offspring or the works of a person, indicating that the consequences of one's actions will be consumed by divine fire. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a>, where branches that do not remain in Christ are thrown away and burned. The agricultural metaphor underscores the futility of efforts that are not rooted in righteousness.<p><b>and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.</b><br>The "breath of God’s mouth" signifies the power and authority of God's word, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God breathes life into man, and in <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:8</a>, where the Lord will overthrow the lawless one with the breath of His mouth. This phrase emphasizes the irresistible force of God's will and judgment. It also connects to the concept of divine sovereignty, where God's spoken word is sufficient to enact His purposes, reflecting the creative and destructive power of His command.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him but ends up accusing him of wrongdoing. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking to Job, suggesting that the wicked will not escape God's judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and seeks to understand the reasons behind it. Job is being addressed by Eliphaz in this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, indicating his background and supposed wisdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolic of judgment, calamity, or the absence of God's favor. Eliphaz uses this imagery to describe the fate of the wicked.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/flame.htm">Flame</a></b><br>Represents destruction and purification. Eliphaz uses this metaphor to illustrate the consuming nature of God's judgment on the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>Eliphaz emphasizes that the wicked cannot escape God's judgment. This serves as a reminder of the certainty and inevitability of divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>The imagery of darkness and flame highlights the destructive consequences of living in opposition to God's ways. Believers are encouraged to pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>The "breath of His mouth" signifies the power and authority of God's word. Christians are reminded of the transformative and authoritative nature of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>While Eliphaz's words contain truth about God's justice, his application to Job's situation is misguided. Believers should seek discernment in applying biblical principles to life situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the harshness of Eliphaz's message, the overarching theme of Job is trusting in God's sovereignty, even when His ways are not understood.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_leviathan_so_realistic_in_job_41.htm">If Leviathan is a metaphorical creature, why does Job 41 depict it with such realistic physical traits and capabilities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_dark_night_of_the_soul.htm">What is the Dark Night of the Soul?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_50_10_fit_with_trust_in_god.htm">How does Isaiah 50:10 reconcile with the broader biblical narrative on trust in God, given that many faithful individuals still faced dire outcomes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_god_prevent_suffering.htm">If God's mercies are 'new every morning' (Lamentations 3:23), why did He not prevent intense suffering and loss?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">He shall not depart out of darkness.</span>--See <a href="/job/15-22.htm" title="He believes not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.">Job 15:22</a>. "By the breath of his mouth shall he go away." What this means is not very clear: probably as in <a href="/job/11-20.htm" title="But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.">Job 11:20</a>; or, "When he expires it shall be the end of him; he shall leave nothing permanent that is destined to last;" or, "He shall pass away suddenly and completely, like his own breath."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall not depart out of darkness</span> (comp. ver. 23, where the wicked man is threatened with "a day of darkness"). When the darkness once falls, it shall continue; there shall be no escaping out of it <span class="cmt_word">The flame shall dry up his branches</span>; rather, a <span class="accented">flame</span>. The "flame" intended seems to be the wrath of God. ' And by the breath of his mouth; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "of God's mouth" (comp. <a href="/job/4-9.htm">Job 4:9</a>). Shall he go away; or, <span class="accented">pass away</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> disappear, be consumed, perish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">escape</span><br /><span class="heb">יָס֨וּר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yā·sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the darkness;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹ֗שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flame</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(šal·hā·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7957.htm">Strong's 7957: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flare of fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will wither</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·yab·bêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his shoots,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·naq·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3127.htm">Strong's 3127: </a> </span><span class="str2">A young shoot, twig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the breath</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּר֣וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God’s mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(pîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will carry him away.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יָס֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·sūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-30.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:30 He shall not depart out of darkness (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>